Water Conditions: River level was pretty normal, water was partly staine

Although on the whole I enjoy my fishing adventure every day, today it was more of an inconvenience. I have a nice fishing trip planned for tomorrow, and was looking forward to spending the day with Lindsay. We did have something to do in the morning, but I was able to squeeze-in a quick 30 minutes at a stretch of the Rahway near our home.

They stock this section with trout, but nothing was doing. This spot is usually good for at least a small sunfish, but not today. I did see a school of suckers, but they weren't about to go chasing after a Pins Minnow.

53" True Strain Musky

Conditions On Lake Hopatcong

35" Striped Bass

Lake Hopatcong Musky

47" Musky

Northern Pike

43" River Musky

About Me

A New Jersey native, Mark has spent most of his life fishing the state from the Delaware Water Gap to Cape May. His affinity for angling began on the piers of Atlantic Highlands, but quickly turned to the lakes and ponds of northern New Jersey. Mark has spent time honing his skills from the Connecticut River in Vermont to Alabama’s Lake Guntersville. You will occasionally find him striper fishing or searching for freshwater bottom dwellers like catfish and carp, but he’s more likely to be found fishing for musky. Mark was first published in the September 2009 issue of the The New Jersey Angler Magazine and served as Associate Products Editor. Mark is currently a freelance writer contributing to The Fisherman, Field and Stream and On The Water. His writing/experience has been used in online and print media including Field and Stream, Field and Stream's "Hook Shots," Musky Hunter, The Fisherman, The New Jersey Angler, On The Water Magazine, Outdoor Unlimited, Muskies, The Knee Deep Club Monthly Newsletter, NJBlue, Roundvalleyfishing.com, LH Weekly and the Reading Eagle.